These are In A Lake chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.
[Intro]A[Verse 1]AE
I'd never live in a small town
F#mD
I've made too many mistakes
E
For where you gotta write
A
your book early
Bm
Or it gets written up in
C#7
your place
A
Where you never get away
E
from your first love
F#m
It's like one brand of
D
soap's sold in town
E
'Cause anyone you can
A
get close to
DE
Smells like your first
A
time around
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[Chorus]A
But in a lake, you can
D
backstroke forever
EA
The sky before you,
F#mE
the dark right behind
A
And in a big city,
DEAEA
you can start over
[Verse 2]A
And everywhere you go makes
E
your heart ache
F#mD
When you've done enough walks of shame
EA
Some days, you just go the long way
BmC#7
To stay off of memory lane
AE
So I'd never live in a small town
F#mD
I'm slow to learn all the rules
EA
I've tried very hard to be good
D
But when they think you're bad,
EA
people act worse
[Chorus]A
But in a lake, you can
D
backstroke forever
G
The sky before you and
D
the dark behind you
AEF#m
And in a big city, you can
D
start over
EA
The lights all around you,
F#mE
the dark safe in the sight
A
In a big city, you can
DEAEA
start over
How to play In A Lake: key, chords and progression
In A Lake by Mitski is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 7 chords: A, E, F#m, D, Bm, C#7 and G.
The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV in A major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am, B7, F (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
AA C♯ EEE G♯ BF♯mF♯ A C♯DD F♯ ABmB D F♯C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ BGG B D
AA C♯ EEE G♯ BF♯mF♯ A C♯DD F♯ ABmB D F♯C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ BGG B D
AA C♯ EEE G♯ BF♯mF♯ A C♯DD F♯ ABmB D F♯C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ BGG B D
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In A Lake chords: questions
What key is In A Lake in?
In A Lake by Mitski is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).
What chords are in In A Lake?
In A Lake uses 7 chords: A, E, F#m, D, Bm, C#7, G.
What is the chord progression of In A Lake?
The main progression is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.
Is In A Lake easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am, B7, F (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).
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